NORTHERN IRELAND
Tuaisceart Éireann
Irish Football Association Ltd.
Founded: 1880
Affiliated to Fifa: 1911
| First match played: 1) | | | | | | |
| 18/02/1882 | England | Ireland | 0 | - | 13 | Loss | Friendly |
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| 16/08/2000 | Yugoslavia | Northern Ireland | 1 | - | 2 | Loss | Friendly |
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| 01/02/1930 | Wales | Northern Ireland | 7 | - | 0 | Win | Friendly |
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| 18/02/1882 | England | Ireland 1) | 0 | - | 12 | Loss | Friendly |
Longest unbeaten streak: 9 (1979-80 & 1985-86)
Current unbeaten streak: 0
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Albania | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| Algeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Armenia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Austria | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Chile | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| England | 96 | 6 | 16 | 74 | 80 | 319 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| France | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| Germany | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Honduras | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Israel | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Italy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Latvia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Malta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Moldova | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Norway | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Poland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Portugal | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Scotland | 92 | 15 | 16 | 61 | 81 | 254 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Soviet Union* | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Spain | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 |
| Ukraina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wales | 90 | 27 | 21 | 42 | 127 | 182 |
| West Germany* | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| Yugoslavia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| Total | 474 | 118 | 103 | 253 | 518 | 1000 |
Note:
1. Irish Football Association represented all of Ireland until 1920, and Northern Ireland since then.
For a complete list of matches see here.
Source:
Rothmans Football Yearbook
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